When Bitcoins first started, it was seen as a form of geeky adventure. Nerds and geeks were viewed by non-IT people with different lens. But perhaps those nerds and geeks who started mining for fun half a decade ago and hoarded thousands of bitcoins are now the new millionaires.
It's basically a repetition of the mid-nineties software and Internet boom. A significant number of today's richest individuals laid the foundations of their fortune during these times. Rich people often did something radically new or unconventional in their life and had the strength to persist despite social rejection. Every innovation needs a vanguard that scouts the terrain and prepares it for the rank and file.
Who's laughing now? Perhaps the overweight geeks hiding in the basements with thousands of bitcoins will be overwhelmed by hot chicks in this time and age
Not if they keep hiding...
Personally I don't think that most Bitcoin geeks are overweight. I also don't think that Bitcoiners will easily let go of their precious coins just to impress some chicks that are pure gold-diggers. The early Bitcoiners are way too intelligent for such things...ya.ya.yo!